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https://greekreporter.com/2025/03/20/wars-etruscans-romans-ancient-greeks/
The Etruscan-Roman Wars and the Crucial Role of Ancient Greeks
The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals in early Italic
history. Obviously, the Romans ended up being victorious
since the Mediterranean came to be dominated by a Roman
empire rather than an Etruscan. Yet, what did this rivalry
look like? How and when did the Romans beat the Etruscans?
. . .
As best I've ever been able to tell, the eventual Romans
were originally subjects/slaves/servants of the Etruscans.
The Etruscans were the earlier civ - Greek related/influenced -
and pretty sophisticated.
However, their 'subjects' weren't all so happy with that.
Eventually Rome squashed the Etruscans. Not TOO much
left to see about them.
But that's how they did things back then - functional
genocide.
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